We are looking for a GCP Architect to support an Enterprise level client.
- Experience designing scalable, secure, cost-effective architectures on GCP.
- Familiar with multi-tier architectures, microservices, and hybrid/cloud-native patterns.
- Deep knowledge of key GCP services:
- Compute (GCE, GKE, Cloud Run)
- Storage (GCS, Filestore, Cloud SQL, Bigtable, Spanner)
- Networking (VPC, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud Interconnect, Cloud DNS)
- Identity & Security (IAM, VPC SC, Cloud KMS)
- Data & AI (BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Vertex AI)
- Proficiency in Terraform
- Understands containerization, Docker, GKE, and Cloud Run.
- Experience with GCP security best practices (least privilege, org policies, VPC SC).
- Familiar with regulatory compliance needs (e.g., HIPAA, SOC 2, GDPR).
- 3-5+ years of cloud experience, ideally with certified GCP Professional Cloud Architect status.
- Hands-on delivery of end-to-end solutions on GCP.
- Experience with hybrid or multi-cloud environments is a plus.
- Cloud Cost Optimization: Knows how to balance performance, reliability, and spend.
- Architecture Governance: Can set standards, review designs, and ensure compliance.
- Stakeholder Communication: Able to translate technical decisions into business impact.
- Mentorship & Collaboration: Coaches developers, works with security/network teams.
- Experience integrating GCP with other ecosystems (e.g., M365, Azure, on-prem).
- Knowledge of SRE principles, monitoring (Cloud Operations, Stackdriver), and SLIs/SLOs.